{"id":1753,"date":"2026-07-31T03:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/convly.ai\/?p=1753"},"modified":"2026-08-01T06:45:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T06:45:51","slug":"uninstall-ollama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/","title":{"rendered":"C\u00f3mo desinstalar Ollama (2026): macOS, Windows y Linux, de forma limpia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Desinstalar Ollama es sencillo, pero el paso obvio solo elimina la parte m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a. La aplicaci\u00f3n ocupa unos cientos de megabytes; los <strong>modelos que descarg\u00f3 pueden ocupar decenas o incluso cientos de gigabytes<\/strong>, y se almacenan fuera de la aplicaci\u00f3n. A continuaci\u00f3n te explicamos c\u00f3mo eliminarla por completo en cada plataforma.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#faf9ff;border:1px solid #e6e1f5;border-left:4px solid #6d28d9;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#4c1d95;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.5px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Quick answer<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\"><strong>macOS:<\/strong> cierra Ollama desde la barra de men\u00fa, arrastra la aplicaci\u00f3n a la Papelera y luego elimina <code>~\/.ollama<\/code>. <strong>Windows:<\/strong> cierra Ollama desde la bandeja del sistema, desinst\u00e1lalo desde Configuraci\u00f3n \u2192 Aplicaciones y luego elimina <code>%USERPROFILE%.ollama<\/code>. <strong>Linux:<\/strong> det\u00e9n y desactiva el servicio, elimina <code>\/usr\/local\/bin\/ollama<\/code>, y luego elimina <code>\/usr\/share\/ollama\/.ollama<\/code> y la <code>ollama<\/code> usuario. El directorio de modelos es el paso que la gente suele olvidar: ah\u00ed es donde realmente reside el espacio en disco.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a705c40a2683\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Alternar<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #000000;color:#000000\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a705c40a2683\"  aria-label=\"Alternar\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Step_by_step_per_platform\" >Paso a paso, seg\u00fan la plataforma<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Check_how_much_space_you_are_actually_reclaiming\" >Comprueba cu\u00e1nto espacio recuperar\u00e1s realmente<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Linux_remove_the_service_user_too\" >Linux: tambi\u00e9n elimina al usuario del servicio<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/convly.ai\/es\/uninstall-ollama\/#Frequently_asked_questions\" >Preguntas frecuentes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_by_step_per_platform\"><\/span>Paso a paso, seg\u00fan la plataforma<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#faf9ff;border:1px solid #e6e1f5;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;overflow-x:auto;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;\">\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #e6e1f5;color:#4c1d95;\">Plataforma<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #e6e1f5;color:#4c1d95;\">Elimina la aplicaci\u00f3n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:2px solid #e6e1f5;color:#4c1d95;\">Elimina los modelos<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">macOS<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Cierra desde la barra de men\u00fa \u2192 arrastra Ollama a la Papelera<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\"><code>rm -rf ~\/.ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Windows<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Cierra desde la bandeja del sistema \u2192 Configuraci\u00f3n \u2192 Aplicaciones \u2192 Desinstalar<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Elimina <code>%USERPROFILE%.ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\">Linux<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\"><code>sudo systemctl stop ollama &amp;&amp; sudo systemctl disable ollama<\/code> \u2192 <code>sudo rm \/usr\/local\/bin\/ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid #efecf8;\"><code>sudo rm -rf \/usr\/share\/ollama<\/code><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_how_much_space_you_are_actually_reclaiming\"><\/span>Comprueba cu\u00e1nto espacio recuperar\u00e1s realmente<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Antes de eliminar nada, vale la pena comprobar qu\u00e9 hay all\u00ed: <code>ollama list<\/code> muestra todos los modelos junto con su tama\u00f1o. Un pu\u00f1ado de modelos de tama\u00f1o medio m\u00e1s un experimento de 70B suelen sumar f\u00e1cilmente m\u00e1s de 100&nbsp;GB. Si lo \u00fanico que quieres es recuperar espacio en lugar de hacer una desinstalaci\u00f3n completa, <code>ollama rm nombre_del_modelo<\/code> elimina modelos individuales y mantiene la herramienta instalada \u2014una soluci\u00f3n muchas veces preferible.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Linux_remove_the_service_user_too\"><\/span>Linux: tambi\u00e9n elimina al usuario del servicio<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>El instalador para Linux crea un usuario del sistema dedicado y una unidad systemd. Una eliminaci\u00f3n completa detiene y desactiva el servicio, elimina el binario y el directorio de modelos, y suprime <code>ollama<\/code> \/etc\/systemd\/system\/ollama.service <code>, y luego ejecuta<\/code>sudo userdel ollama <code>sudo groupdel ollama<\/code> y <code>. Omitir estos pasos deja una cuenta inofensiva pero desordenada en el sistema.<\/code>Antes de desinstalar, preg\u00fantate si el problema radica en la herramienta o en el modelo. La mayor\u00eda de las personas que eliminan Ollama lo hacen realmente por presi\u00f3n sobre el espacio en disco o por generaciones lentas; ambos problemas suelen tener soluciones m\u00e1s simples: elimina los dos modelos excesivamente grandes que probaste una vez, o cambia a una versi\u00f3n cuantizada de 4 bits que se ajuste a tu memoria en lugar de desbordarse hacia la RAM del sistema. Si abandonas Ollama porque su flujo de trabajo basado en terminal no te conviene, usar una herramienta gr\u00e1fica junto con ella representa un cambio m\u00e1s ligero que una desinstalaci\u00f3n total.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fffdf5;border:1px solid #f0e6c8;border-left:4px solid #b45309;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin:28px 0;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#92400e;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.5px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Convly&#8217;s take<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">Before you uninstall, ask whether the tool is the problem or the model is. Most people who remove Ollama are actually reacting to disk pressure or slow generation \u2014 and both usually have a smaller fix: delete the two oversized models you tried once, or switch to a 4-bit build that fits your memory instead of spilling into system RAM. If you are leaving because the terminal workflow does not suit you, a graphical tool alongside it is a lighter change than a clean sweep.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Frequently_asked_questions\"><\/span>Preguntas frecuentes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>\u00bfDesinstalar Ollama elimina mis modelos?<\/h3>\n<p>No. En todas las plataformas, los modelos se almacenan en un directorio independiente que permanece tras la desinstalaci\u00f3n; usted debe eliminarlo <code>~\/.ollama<\/code> (o su equivalente en la plataforma correspondiente) manualmente.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfC\u00f3mo elimino solo un modelo?<\/h3>\n<p><code>ollama rm nombre_del_modelo<\/code>. Use el comando <code>ollama list<\/code> primero para ver los nombres y tama\u00f1os.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfCu\u00e1nto espacio en disco ocupan los modelos de Ollama?<\/h3>\n<p>Aproximadamente el tama\u00f1o del archivo de cada modelo: unos 4\u20135&nbsp;GB para un modelo de 7\u20138B cuantizado a 4 bits, ~20&nbsp;GB para un modelo de 32B y 40&nbsp;GB o m\u00e1s para un modelo de 70B. El espacio se acumula r\u00e1pidamente porque nada se elimina autom\u00e1ticamente.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00bfPuedo volver a instalar Ollama m\u00e1s adelante sin tener que volver a descargar los modelos?<\/h3>\n<p>S\u00ed: si deja intacto el directorio de modelos y solo elimina la aplicaci\u00f3n, al reinstalar Ollama este recuperar\u00e1 autom\u00e1ticamente los modelos existentes.<\/p>\n<p>Relacionado: <a href='\/es\/how-to-install-ollama-2026\/'>Gu\u00eda de instalaci\u00f3n de Ollama<\/a> \u00b7 <a href='\/es\/ollama-models-list-2026\/'>Lista y tama\u00f1os de los modelos de Ollama<\/a> \u00b7 <a href='\/es\/ollama-alternatives\/'>Alternativas a Ollama<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Removing Ollama takes two steps people often miss: stopping the background service, and deleting the model files, which can occupy far more disk space than the application 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